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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
5. Transportation of trauma patient
6. Transient fixating bandage of traumatic part of body
7. Preparation of the surgical area
8. Surgical scrub-in and clothing
9. Infiltrational anesthesia
10. Incision and drainage
11. Management of infected, necrotic wound
12. Closure
13. Stitch removal
14. Applying pressure-bandage
15. Reuniting closed fractures
16. Fracture stabilization
17. Reduction of dislocation
18. Transient fixation of broken extremities
19. Insertion of Foley’s catheter in men
20. Insertion of Foley’s catheter in women
21. Venous-canulating
22. Pain management
23. Assisting surgical procedures
Attendance criteria and absences:
The complete attendance of the two week practice as well as the completion of the syllabus signed
by the tutor is mandatory. Absence from the practice is not acceptable.
Verification of absences from practices of from the exam:
We can only accept hospital discharge papers for verification of absences. The absence must be
substituted at a later time period, assigned by the tutor.
Regular attendance is taken during the two week practice on an attendance sheet. The
traumatology student syllabus contains the topics and requirements the student must fulfill during
the practice.
Students who spend their Traumatology practice abroad must hand in a Letter of Acceptance form
(For obligatory internship in Traumatology as part of the student’s sixth year’s curriculum) signed by
the professor in charge/Head of Department at least one month prior to beginning their practice at
that hospital/clinic. We cannot accept the practice of a student, if the “letter of acceptance” is
handed in later than one month prior to starting the practice.
Students who spend their Traumatology practice at the Traumatology Department of Semmelweis
University must do so at one of the 16 allotted time periods on the Neptun program.
Criteria for the signature at the end of the semester:
Attendance of the two weeks of traumatology practice, as well as the completion of the syllabus
signed by the tutor. Traumatology must be attended and signed separately from the general
surgery practice in the 6 th year. Participation is only accepted, if the department has a trauma care
unit, which is qualified according to Semmelweis University guidelines.
Type of exam:
Oral exam. One traumatolgy topic within the surgery exam.
Exam requirements:
The knowledge of the given textbook, lecture and practice material.